Download or read book Hitching a Ride written by Darrin Michael McGrath and published by St. John's, Nfld. : Flanker Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Friday, December 18, 1981, Dana Bradley's lifeless body was found in a wooded area on the outskirts of St. John's by a family in search of a Christmas tree. A manhunt began that culminated in the 1986 arrest of a suspect who confessed to the vicious attack. However, this man later recanted and no conviction was obtained. Twenty-two years after Dana's brutal death, the police are still searching for her killer.